Senator Josh Hawley has raised serious concerns about the FBI's handling of security during a Trump rally in Tampa, Florida. Hawley criticized the agency for failing to secure the perimeter, adequately monitor attendees, and coordinate effectively with local law enforcement, which allowed the shooter to access a rooftop and come dangerously close to the former president.
Hawley described the scene and the FBI's late response. "When I went to the site, the FBI has got more security on that site now than they did the night that Trump was shot at. I mean, the FBI, totally late, and they're trying to control the information," Hawley said. "They tried to kick me off of the site. They say, 'Get out of here. You shouldn't be on the site. We don't want you here.' They are trying to control that information."
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The senator highlighted the FBI's poor coordination with local authorities and other federal agencies. "Absolutely, they brought local cops. Sean, get this, I'm there on site. I had permission from the local security operator to be there. And the FBI came out and said, 'You have got to leave.'"
Hawley pointed out that the majority of the security detail assigned to Trump that day were not Secret Service agents. "Most of them were from other federal agencies, including Homeland Security. They weren't prepared. They didn't know what the procedures were. They did not have the site locked down. They were not adequately patrolling the perimeter. They were leaving huge gaps," he explained.
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According to whistleblowers, the law enforcement teams were operating on different radio communication channels, which hindered coordination. "Whistleblowers also tell us that they were allowing people to come into the grounds who weren't checked. They weren't monitoring who was getting up around the stage," Hawley said.
Hawley was shocked by the proximity of the shooter to Trump's stage. "Having been there today myself, I can tell you, it is so close. That building where the shooter fired from is so close to where Trump was. The idea that you could have all of this time elapse and nobody notices. No law enforcement notices he's on the roof," he stated.
Hawley emphasized the need for answers regarding the security failures. "One other thing, Sean, whistleblowers tell me that law enforcement were actually on different channels, different radio communication channels. There were multiple different channels, and they weren't coordinated. As you can see behind me, this is the roof the shooter was on. It is a very low roof, and it is very close to the fairground. I mean, it's right here. The president's stage was right over there, 150 yards or something away, and it's no wonder people could see him, because this roof is low, this building is really close in, and it's totally exposed. I mean, right where I'm standing, there were cops of people, so it's no wonder that lots of folks saw him. The question is, why didn't law enforcement see him get on the roof? Why didn't they see him on the roof? Why didn't they go up and confront him before he started shooting or before he got on the roof, when he was all in this area, it's so close together, really, it's hard to understand."
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I get a kick out of the lame excuse Secret Service Director Kimerly A. Cheatle used for not having security posted to the rooftop Thomas Matthew Crooks fired his rifle from, the roof was sloped, that did not stop Crooks from successfully getting off a round that grazed the top of DJT’s right ear.
Not to mention that Crooks used a aerial drone to survey the fairgrounds 2 hours before Trump stepped up to the podium.
This whole failed assassination attempt was allegedly set up and arranged by the deep state. It looks as if it was an inside job. The Secret Service sniper had the amateur shooter (the government “fall guy patsy”) in his sights on the roof and several bystanders kept pointing to the shooter with a rifle who was seen crawling on the unguarded roof, so why did the Secret Service sniper team hesitate and let him get off several shots towards President Trump before they blew his head off by firing just one shot? The security by the Secret Service was sloppy and not organized because some of the agents or 3-letter government agencies were most likely involved in the plot trying to eliminate DT at this event. They even had warnings that Iran had a credible plot to assassinate him, but they did not increase his security, they purposely decreased it. If he had been assassinated, it would have caused an all-out full civil war and the Biden regime would have declared martial law and cancelled the election in November and then they would have gone after and arrested more MAGA conservatives and all supporters of DT. “Those who bless Israel will be blessed.” President Trump has many more blessings to come because he defends Israel and fights against anti-Semitism. “And those that curse Israel will be cursed.” Biden and his supporters are all cursed, and their day of judgment, retribution and justice is not that far away now. MAGA 2024. Bless President Donald J. Trump and VP J.D. Vance, the United States of America, and the Jewish State of Israel.
The sloped roof excuse is such unbelievable bullshit. I’d like to see how these pint-sized incompetent DEI women agents would go running an obstacle course or confidence course at a simple basic training or military/police boot camp. Maybe the agents should be sent to a child’s playground to learn how to handle standing or lying flat on a slanted or sloped roof of a cubby house and practising not to fall off. Ridiculous.
Someone on the advance team recognized the vulnerability (opportunity) that Butler presented and communicated that upstream. The security breakdown was by design. Had Trump been assassinated, Dems would have feigned horror, called for increased gun control, urged unity. And high-fived in private.
But Trump turned his head.
President Trump should ask his good friend Dana White about hiring some of his professional MMA fighters to add to his security team as personal bodyguards. They can be trusted. They are all loyal patriots who love and respect him and even dedicate their fight wins to him. They would consider it an honour to protect President Trump.
INSIDE JOB! The evil SWAMP is unfathmoably evil!